Monroe County

As many as a third of the 4.7 million Floridians on Affordable Care Act plans could drop them next year because of the higher costs, according to some estimates.

Tens of thousands of spectators packed Key West's most famous street Saturday night for the 46th annual Fantasy Fest parade, an event that showcased dazzling floats, creative costumes, and energetic performances, solidifying its reputation as one of the nation's most outlandish parades.

The filmmaker, known for her documentaries about "visionaries challenging the status quo," is the only director to have won the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize twice, for DIG! and WE LIVE IN PUBLIC.

More than 2,600 “No Kings” protests nationally will be held this Saturday — an increase from the roughly 2,000 nationwide demonstrations on June 14. In South Florida, more than a dozen protests are planned from Key West to Palm Beach Gardens.

Launched in 1999, WOW was originally intended to promote and celebrate Key West’s mid-town galleries and showcase the range and caliber of their artists. However, the event has grown significantly, evolving to now include multiple White St. district businesses and destinations.

The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport is officially returning to full operation following completion of an infrastructure project, with Monroe County officials scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.

Officials across South Florida, which has been saturated by rain throughout September, continue to keep an eye on an unnamed weather system gaining strength in the Caribbean.

The increase puts starting teacher salaries in Monroe County thousands of dollars above the state average.

All five commissioners, in a joint statement, said they could not support the changes, "especially after hearing from the public and receiving public comment throughout the week."

The new budget is $43.6 million less than the previous year and reflects a focus on efficiency and strengthening reserves while maintaining core services, the commissioners said in a statement on Wednesday night.

The Key West Business Guild is holding a meeting Thursday night to talk about the future of the city's iconic rainbow crosswalks amid threats from DeSantis administration officials to remove them.

COVID-19 changed commuting patterns. Most workers are back on the road at least some of the time, but work-from-home has helped shorten average commute times in some of South Florida.